SRINAGAR — Police have arrested an accused on charges of rape here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. The associate of the accused is still at large while a hunt has been launched to nab him. Sources said that a Bakarwal family from Chenab Valley registered a compliant at police station Saddar Srinagar that two youth one […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Rice meant for Kupwara seized before being sold in black in Srinagar, truck drivers arrested
BARAMULLA — Police seized two trucks loaded with rice meant for black marketing in North Kashmir’s Pattan area of district Baramulla. The loaded trucks were supposed to unload rice in Kupwara but the drivers were on way to Srinagar to get the rice sold in black. Both the truck drivers reside in North Kashmir’s Kupwara […]
Chargesheet filed against Waheed Parra in alleged politician-militant nexus case
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against PDP leader Waheed Parra in a case related to the alleged nexus between politicians and militant groups in the union territory, officials said here. The chargesheet was filed under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act before a designated court, […]
Dr Owais H Dar, Consultant Radiologist GMC Anantnag Receives Appreciation from LG Manoj Sinha
ANANTNAG — Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha while on his maiden visit to Government Medical College Hospital Anantnag to take stock of the medicare facilities bring provided to the patients at the said hospital praised and admired the efforts of Consultant Radiologist, Dr Owais H Dar ‘for his working style’. Sinha congratulated Dr […]
Meet Imtiyaz Dar, a fitness coach who is inspiration to many international athletes
Sahil Gulzar SRINAGAR — In this era, especially these days in Kashmir, we are witnessing a market rise in drug abuse and alcohol related incidents. Youth are inclined towards evil practices, bad habits. Not just substance abuse, unhealthy eating habits are leading youth towards more health problems. Amid all these uncertain times, Kashmir is seeing […]
Survey of COVID-19 victim families started in Pulwama: District Magistrate Baseer-Ul-Haq
PULWAMA — On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary, Revenue Department Pulwama has mobilized their teams to conduct the survey of COVID-19 victim families whose lost their loved ones due to deadly disease. In this regard concerned Tehsildars have constituted the teams to find out the families where senior citizens who have lost only […]
Director SKIMS tenure expires on 25 June: ‘Will he get extension amid government discouraging ‘extension syndrome’ policy?
SRINAGAR — Valley’s premier health care institute Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is in news these days for different reasons. There are narratives and counter narratives vis a vis extension of incumbent Director Dr. A G Ahanger whose term comes to an end on 25th June this month. Dr. A.G. Ahanger is completing 09 […]
UN experts seek clarification from India on HR violations against three Kashmiris
SRINAGAR — United Nations human rights experts have asked the Indian government to provide details about the continuing the human rights violations against three Kashmiris. The report seeks information on continued detention of a politician, the alleged custodial killing of a shopkeeper and the two-year-old disappearance of a teenager in Kashmir. The communication from five […]
Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language passes away
SRINAGAR — Renowned Jammu-based Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language, has passed away in a Jammu hospital on Tuesday, officials said. Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed was admitted at Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Science (ASCOMS) Jammu and died days after his tests returned negative for the covid-19. Confirming it, Medical Superintendent […]
Rajouri admin issues controversial order, says ‘no pay for employees unless they achieve 100% Covid vaccination target’
SRINAGAR — In a controversial order, the administration in J&K’s Rajouri district has said that the salary of employees deployed for Covid duty should not be released unless they furnish a certificate of achieving 100 per cent vaccination target. District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Shavan, who is also DDMA chairman, said in an order that to […]









